. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR representative in Afghanistan. Photo: Courtesy — UNHCR GENEVA: About 270,000 Afghans have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran so far this year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that the escalating Middle East war risks pushing the numbers higher. UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, said 110,000 Afghans […]
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The photograph shows a damaged building in the aftermath of a drone strike in the Seef district of Manama. Photo: AFP TEHRAN/DUBAI: The war between Iran and a US-Israeli alliance continued with renewed intensity and escalating threats, leaving the Middle East on edge as missiles and drones struck targets across the region, while Iran argued
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. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan. PHOTO: TWITTER RAWALPINDI: PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan has said that if decisions were taken according to justice, former Prime Minister Imran Khan would have been released by now. “His family is standing outside [Adiala Jail, where Imran is detained]; allow them and the lawyers to meet him,” Gohar
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. ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting unanimously passed “The Motion Picture (Amendment) Bill, 2024” on Tuesday. The Committee met at Old PIPS Hall, Parliament Lodges, Islamabad on the requisition of members. The members present unanimously nominated Senator Sarmad Ali to lead the proceedings. The body unanimously passed “The Motion Picture (Amendment)
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Athar Minallah, Supreme Court Justice. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has said that when the executive branch abdicates its fiduciary duty to those in custody, judicial intervention is not activism but a constitutional obligation. Speaking at Harvard Law School, Justice (retd) Minallah said the true test of judicial independence lies not
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Accusing the suspects of expressing sympathy and glorifying these hostile acts in a way that harms security Smoke rises into the sky after explosions were heard in Manama, Bahrain February 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Bahrain’s interior ministry has said the country’s anti-cybercrime directorate has arrested six Asians, including five Pakistanis, for filming, publishing and republishing
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National Judicial Policy Making Committee Approves Judicial Savings and Energy Savings Plan Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi chairs a meeting of the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan In line with the government’s announced austerity measures due to disruptions in the supply
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PM forms special committee headed by Dar to monitor progress; Friday declared weekly extra holiday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is chairing a meeting on Tuesday to review the implementation of the government’s announced austerity measures in light of the current regional situation. Photo: PID Faced with rising fuel costs, the federal and provincial governments have
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Many of the city’s Hindus also observe Ramazan, and Iftar has become a social gathering This photograph taken on February 26, 2026 shows Hindu men preparing Iftar meals during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, inside a Sufi shrine at Mithi in Tharparkar district of Sindh province. Photo: AFP Partab Shivani, a Hindu, has
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The ministers cite Article 19 and warn that freedom of expression has limitations on national security and foreign policy Union Ministers Talal Chaudhry, Azam Nazeer Tarar and Attaullah Tarar address a joint press conference and say Pakistan’s interests remain paramount, 10 March 2026. Federal ministers on Tuesday warned against “sensational” comments on Pakistan’s foreign policy
